NRS 237.090 Consideration
of business impact statement at regular meeting held before meeting to adopt
proposed rule required; inclusion of business impact statement on agenda before
statement is available for public inspection prohibited.

NRS 237.150 Nevada
Tax Commission authorized to adopt certain regulations and required to advise
local governments regarding procedures and forms required for compliance at
request of Committee on Local Government Finance.

NRS 237.020Effect of collusion among bidders or advance disclosures
regarding purchase or lease of property of local government.When sealed bids or proposals, or oral bids,
are accepted for the purchase or lease of the property of a local government:

1. Any agreement or collusion among
bidders or prospective bidders in restraint of freedom of competition, by
agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise, is unlawful and renders the bids
or proposals of the colluding bidders void.

2. Advance disclosure of any information
to a bidder which would give that bidder an advantage over another bidder, if
made or permitted by a member, employee or representative of the governing body
renders all bids or proposals void.

NRS 237.023Domestic or foreign limited-liability company required to submit
disclosure if buying, leasing, transferring, conveying or exchanging land with
local government.

1. If a local government sells, leases,
transfers or conveys land to, or exchanges land with, a domestic or foreign
limited-liability company, the local government shall require the domestic or
foreign limited-liability company to submit a disclosure to the local
government setting forth the name of any person who holds an ownership interest
of 1 percent or more in the domestic or foreign limited-liability company. The
disclosure must be made available for public inspection upon request.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Land” includes all lands, including
improvements and fixtures thereon, lands under water, all easements and
hereditaments, corporeal or incorporeal, and every estate, interest and right,
legal or equitable, in lands or water, and all rights, interests, privileges,
easements, encumbrances and franchises relating to the same, including terms
for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage or otherwise.

(b) “Local government” means any political
subdivision of this State, including, without limitation, any county, city,
town, board, airport authority, regional transportation commission, fire
protection district, irrigation district, school district or other special
district that performs a governmental function.

NRS 237.030Definitions.As
used in NRS 237.030 to 237.150,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 237.040, 237.050
and 237.060 have the meanings ascribed to them in
those sections.

NRS 237.050“Local government” defined.“Local
government” means a political subdivision of this State, including, without
limitation, a city, county, irrigation district, water district or water
conservancy district.

NRS 237.070Applicability.The
provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150,
inclusive, do not apply with respect to a rule for which a local government
does not have the authority to consider less stringent alternatives, including,
without limitation, a rule that the local government is required to adopt
pursuant to a federal or state statute or regulation or pursuant to a contract
or agreement into which the local government has entered.

1. Before a governing body of a local
government adopts a proposed rule, the governing body or its designee must make
a concerted effort to determine whether the proposed rule will impose a direct
and significant economic burden upon a business or directly restrict the
formation, operation or expansion of a business. The governing body of a local
government or its designee must notify trade associations or owners and
officers of businesses which are likely to be affected by the proposed rule
that they may submit data or arguments to the governing body or its designee as
to whether the proposed rule will:

(a) Impose a direct and significant economic
burden upon a business; or

(b) Directly restrict the formation, operation or
expansion of a business.

Ê Notification
provided pursuant to this subsection must include the date by which the data or
arguments must be received by the governing body or its designee, which must be
at least 15 working days after the notification is sent.

2. After the period for submitting data or
arguments specified in the notification provided pursuant to subsection 1 has
expired, the governing body or its designee shall determine whether the
proposed rule is likely to:

(a) Impose a direct and significant economic
burden upon a business; or

(b) Directly restrict the formation, operation or
expansion of a business.

Ê If no data
or arguments were submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body or its
designee shall make its determination based on any information available to the
governing body or its designee.

3. If the governing body or its designee
determines pursuant to subsection 2 that a proposed rule is likely to impose a
direct and significant economic burden upon a business or directly restrict the
formation, operation or expansion of a business, the governing body or its
designee shall consider methods to reduce the impact of the proposed rule on
businesses, including, without limitation:

(a) Simplifying the proposed rule;

(b) Establishing different standards of
compliance for a business; and

(c) Modifying a fee or fine set forth in the rule
so that a business is authorized to pay a lower fee or fine.

4. After making a determination pursuant
to subsection 2, the governing body or its designee shall prepare a business
impact statement.

NRS 237.090Consideration of business impact statement at regular meeting
held before meeting to adopt proposed rule required; inclusion of business
impact statement on agenda before statement is available for public inspection
prohibited.

1. A business impact statement prepared
pursuant to NRS 237.080 must be considered by the
governing body at its regular meeting next preceding any regular meeting held
to adopt the proposed rule. The business impact statement must set forth the
following information:

(a) A description of the manner in which comment
was solicited from affected businesses, a summary of their response and an
explanation of the manner in which other interested persons may obtain a copy
of the summary.

(b) The estimated economic effect of the proposed
rule on the businesses which it is to regulate, including, without limitation:

(1) Both adverse and beneficial effects;
and

(2) Both direct and indirect effects.

(c) A description of the methods that the
governing body of the local government or its designee considered to reduce the
impact of the proposed rule on businesses and a statement regarding whether the
governing body or its designee actually used any of those methods.

(d) The estimated cost to the local government
for enforcement of the proposed rule.

(e) If the proposed rule provides a new fee or
increases an existing fee, the total annual amount the local government expects
to collect and the manner in which the money will be used.

(f) If the proposed rule includes provisions
which duplicate or are more stringent than federal, state or local standards
regulating the same activity, an explanation of why such duplicative or more
stringent provisions are necessary.

(g) The reasons for the conclusions regarding the
impact of the proposed rule on businesses.

2. The county manager, city manager or
other chief executive officer for the governing body of a local government
shall sign the business impact statement certifying that, to the best of his or
her knowledge or belief, the information contained in the statement was
prepared properly and is accurate.

3. The governing body of a local
government shall not include the consideration of a business impact statement
on the agenda for a meeting unless the statement has been prepared and is
available for public inspection at the time the agenda is first posted.

1. A business that is aggrieved by a rule
adopted by the governing body of a local government on or after January 1,
2000, may object to all or a part of the rule by filing a petition with the
governing body that adopted the rule within 30 days after the date on which the
rule was adopted.

2. A petition filed pursuant to subsection
1 may be based on the following grounds:

(a) The governing body of the local government or
its designee failed to prepare a business impact statement as required pursuant
to NRS 237.080 and 237.090;
or

(b) The business impact statement prepared by the
governing body or its designee pursuant to NRS 237.080
and 237.090 is inaccurate, incomplete or did not
adequately consider or significantly underestimated the economic effect of the
rule on businesses.

3. After receiving a petition pursuant to
subsection 1, the governing body of a local government shall determine whether
the petition has merit. If the governing body determines that the petition has
merit, the governing body may take action to amend the rule to which the
business objected.

4. Each governing body of a local
government shall provide a procedure for an aggrieved business to object to a
rule adopted by the governing body. The procedure must be filed with the clerk
of the local government and available upon request at no charge.

NRS 237.110Adoption of rule during emergency.The
governing body of a local government may adopt a rule without complying with
the provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, if the governing body declares, by
unanimous vote, that emergency action is necessary to protect public health and
safety. Such a rule may remain in effect for not more than 6 months after the
date on which it was adopted.

NRS237.150Nevada Tax Commission authorized to adopt certain regulations
and required to advise local governments regarding procedures and forms
required for compliance at request of Committee on Local Government Finance.At the request of the Committee on Local
Government Finance, the Nevada Tax Commission:

1. May adopt regulations interpreting the
provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150,
inclusive, that are recommended by the Committee on Local Government Finance.

2. Shall advise officers of local
governments regarding procedures and forms that are required for compliance
with the provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, and any regulations adopted that
interpret those provisions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, with respect to any activity or transaction in which a local
government accepts an identification card issued by the Department of Motor
Vehicles to identify a person, the local government may also accept a consular
identification card to identify a person.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 apply
only to the presentation of a consular identification card for purposes of
identification and do not convey an independent right to receive benefits of
any type.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Consular identification card” means an
identification card issued by a consulate of a foreign government, which
consulate is located within the State of Nevada.

(b) “Identification card issued by the Department
of Motor Vehicles” means an identification card of the type described in NRS 483.810 to 483.890, inclusive.

NRS 237.250Prohibited practices by local government employer: Exceptions;
remedies.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, a local government employer shall not:

(a) Prohibit or restrict an employee from
engaging in the display of the flag of the United States:

(1) On the person of the employee;

(2) In the workplace of the employee; or

(3) On a vehicle owned by the local
government employer that is operated by the employee in the course of
performing the employee’s duties; or

(b) Discharge or otherwise discriminate against
any employee because the employee has exercised his or her right to engage in
the display of the flag of the United States as described in paragraph (a).

2. The provisions of this section do not:

(a) Apply to the display of the flag of the
United States for commercial advertising purposes.

(b) Preclude a local government employer from
imposing reasonable restrictions as to the time, place and manner of display of
the flag of the United States if the local government employer determines that
such restrictions are necessary to preserve the order or discipline of the workplace.

3. An employee who is prohibited or
restricted from engaging in the display of the flag of the United States in
violation of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or is discharged or otherwise
discriminated against in violation of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 may bring a
civil action against a local government employer who violates the provisions of
subsection 1 and obtain:

(a) Any wages and benefits lost as a result of
the violation;

(b) An order of reinstatement without loss of
position, seniority or benefits; and

(c) Damages equal to the amount of the lost wages
and benefits.

4. The court shall award reasonable costs,
including court costs and attorney’s fees to the prevailing party in an action
brought pursuant to this section.

5. The remedy provided for in this section
is the exclusive remedy for an action brought pursuant to this section.

6. As used in this section:

(a) “Display of the flag of the United States”
means a flag of the United States that is:

(1) Made of cloth, fabric, paper, plastic
or metal;

(2) Displayed:

(I) From a pole or staff or in a
window; or

(II) In the form of a brooch,
button, pin, sticker, transfer or transparency;

(3) If applicable, displayed in a manner
that is consistent with 4 U.S.C. chapter 1; and

(4) Of a size to allow the flag, or
depiction thereof, to be displayed in the workplace without undue disruption or
the creation of a safety hazard.

(b) “Local government employer” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 288.060.

NRS 237.300Provision to State Demographer by certain counties; provision to
certain state agencies upon request by State Demographer; exception; provision
of summary of research; confidentiality.

1. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, not later than September 1 of each year, each
county which possesses or maintains a digital parcel base map for the county
shall provide the digital parcel base map for the county, as of June 30 of that
year, to the State Demographer at no charge. The State Demographer may not
require a county to provide a digital parcel base map in a particular
electronic format or to use any specific software to provide the digital parcel
base map. The State Demographer shall keep confidential the information
provided to him or her pursuant to this subsection, except that the State
Demographer shall provide such information at no charge to a state agency which
satisfies the requirements of this section.

2. A state agency engaged in activities
related to economic development or population estimate research may request the
digital parcel base maps for each county that possesses or maintains a digital
parcel base map by submitting a written request to the State Demographer. The
written request must include, without limitation:

(a) The name and address of the state agency;

(b) A statement of the purpose for which the
state agency is seeking the digital parcel base maps; and

(c) A summary of the research or statistical
reports which will be produced from the digital parcel base maps.

3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, if the State Demographer finds that a written request complies
with subsection 2, the State Demographer shall provide to the state agency at
no charge the digital parcel base maps provided to the State Demographer
pursuant to subsection 1.

4. The State Demographer may refuse a
request submitted by a state agency pursuant to subsection 2 if the State
Demographer has provided the requested information to the state agency during
the calendar year in which the request is made.

5. A state agency receiving a digital
parcel base map pursuant to this section shall provide to the county that
provided the digital parcel base map and the Office of Economic Development, at
no charge, a summary of the research produced from that information.

6. A state agency receiving a digital
parcel base map pursuant to this section shall keep the digital parcel base map
confidential, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the State
Demographer, or any employee or other agent of a state agency receiving a
digital parcel base map for a county pursuant to this section, shall not
provide the digital parcel base map to any person or governmental agency.

7. As used in this section:

(a) “Digital parcel base map” means a map in an
electronic format that contains the boundaries of the parcels in the county.

(b) “State agency” means:

(1) The State of Nevada, or any agency,
instrumentality or corporation thereof; and

(2) Faculty of the Nevada System of Higher
Education or any branch or facility thereof.

NRS 237.350“State agency” defined.As
used in this section and NRS 237.360 and 237.370, the term “state agency” means every public
agency, bureau, board, commission, department or division of the Executive
Department of State Government.

NRS 237.360Duty of state agencies to make electronic version of certain
administrative forms available on Internet website; waiver.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, a state agency shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not
later than June 30, 2015, make available on an Internet website maintained by
the state agency an electronic version of each administrative form of the state
agency which is used by any person to submit information to the state agency.
The electronic version of each administrative form must be in a format that
allows a person to complete or prepare the form electronically, download and
save an electronic copy of the form to a computer and submit the form to the
state agency securely via the Internet.

2. A state agency may, in the discretion
of the state agency:

(a) Utilize, in the manner that the state agency
determines is appropriate, any program, software or technology that the state
agency determines is appropriate for the purposes of complying with the
requirements of subsection 1;

(b) Collaborate with another state agency to
carry out the provisions of subsection 1, including, without limitation, for
the purpose of sharing technology; and

(c) Comply with the provisions of subsection 1 in
phases or separate portions over time, if the state agency determines that such
an approach would be useful in fully complying with the provisions of
subsection 1 by June 30, 2015.

3. A state agency may apply to the Interim
Finance Committee for a waiver of the requirements of subsection 1. The
Committee shall grant such a waiver to a state agency if the Committee
determines that extenuating circumstances exist or that the cost to comply with
subsection 1 is unreasonable and would place an undue burden on the operations
of the state agency.

NRS 237.370Transmittal of records between state agencies.A state agency may, upon receiving a written
request from any other state agency, provide to the requesting state agency a
copy of any record maintained by the state agency other than a record which is
declared by law to be confidential. For the purposes of this section, if a
record is declared by law to be confidential in part and not confidential in part,
the state agency may provide to the requesting state agency a copy of that
portion of the record which is not confidential.